Gary Kirsten, who helped India win the 2011 ODI World Cup, can be the next coach of Pakistan cricket team. At the same time, PCB is considering former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie for the Test format.
T20 World Cup 2024: A period of continuous changes continues in Pakistan cricket. Every day Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is taking some big decisions. In this series, the board has decided to appoint Gary Kirsten of South Africa and Jason Gillespie of Australia as coaches for the men’s national team. According to information received from sources, the board has selected Gillespie as the coach of the red ball and Kirsten as the coach of the ODI and T20 formats, while Kirsten will be given the responsibility of the Test team.
Pakistan Cricket Board has officially released the advertisement for the posts of red ball and white ball coaches on Saturday 30 March. The advertisement states that coach candidates must have a minimum of level two coaching eligibility and have at least five years of experience in coaching a domestic, international or franchise team, and also That candidates with higher level of coaching eligibility will be given preference in appointments.
Announcement will be made after completion of formalities
Let us tell you that PCB has also announced a post for Assistant Chief Coach. It has been said in the advertisement that candidates can apply for this post till 20th April. It is believed that as of now the board has not officially announced the appointment of Gary and Gillespie, an official announcement in this regard will be made after the formalities of appointing all the coaches are completed.
Gary Kirsten has won the ODI World Cup for India
Let us tell you that former South African batsman Gary Kirsten, whom Pakistan wants to appoint as the coach of white ball format, has been the head coach of the Indian team from 2008 to 2011. He played an important role in making India world champion in 2011 after a wait of 28 years. He was also associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League. He has also been a part of Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League.
Gary Kirsten is currently teaching cricket to the children of Khayelitsha, one of the five largest slums in the world, located about 30 kilometers south-east of Cape Town, South Africa, who are struggling with gang war, poverty and drug addiction. Are. This unique campaign of giving equal status to black children and providing equal opportunities in sports is of ‘Guru Gary’ who has changed the lives of many children from deprived sections. Gary Kirsten’s Catch Trust Foundation (formerly Gary Kirsten Foundation) has provided cricket training to more than a thousand children aged five to 19 years in five schools here. Gary has played 185 ODI matches in his career in which he has scored 6798 runs.
Former veteran fast bowler Jason Gillespie
Regarding the Test career of former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie, he has played a total of 71 matches for his team. During this period, he has achieved 259 runs in 137 innings at an average of 26.1. While batting, he has scored 1218 runs at an average of 18.7 in 93 innings of the same number of matches. He has one century and two half-centuries in his name in Test cricket. Apart from Test cricket, he has played 97 ODI matches for his team. During this period, he achieved 142 successes in 96 innings at an average of 25.4. While batting, 289 runs were scored from his bat. Gillespie has also played one T20 International match for Australia. During this time he got a success. While batting, 24 runs were scored from his bat.
Pakistan’s important step before the World Cup
It is noteworthy that this decision of appointment of coach by Pakistan Cricket Board is being considered quite appropriate for the T20 World Cup which is going to start from June 1 in the United States and West Indies. According to the source, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has admonished to ensure that whoever is appointed as coach is given a proper contract and tenure to show his worth so that he can meet the wishes and likes of any chairman. Cannot be changed as per.
Let us tell you that this is the first time in a long time that PCB has advertised for the post of national team coach. Earlier, during the tenure of Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi, coaches were appointed without any advertisement. Even former president Rameez Raja had appointed foreign consultants without any advertisement.
